Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2020

Recorded live in 2016—almost exactly 100 years to the day since Leopold Stokowski conducted The Philadelphia Orchestra in the US premiere of the work—Mahler’s Eighth once again awes and overwhelms. Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s superb musicianship and skill in choral repertoire make this very special indeed. The orchestra plays magnificently, the choirs sing as if their lives depended on it and the numerous soloists are well chosen, with Erin Wall and Angela Meade the standouts. The recording captures the symphony’s scale as well as its complex spatial demands. A terrific account of a work whose performance still ranks as a major musical event.

I. "Veni creator spiritus"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

Markus Werba, Erin Wall, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Scott Tucker, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, John Relyea, Joe Miller

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Markus Werba, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, John Relyea, Joe Miller

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Anthony Dean Griffey, Markus Werba

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

Scott Tucker, The American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Markus Werba, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, John Relyea, Joe Miller

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

Markus Werba, Scott Tucker, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, Joe Miller

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

Markus Werba, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Erin Wall, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, John Relyea, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Joe Miller

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

The American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Joe Miller

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Elizabeth Bishop

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

0:35

X. "Hier ist die Aussicht frei" - "Freudig empfangen wir"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The American Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Anthony Dean Griffey, Joe Miller

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

XIV. "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen"

Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The American Boychoir, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The American Boychoir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

Anthony Dean Griffey, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The American Boychoir, Joe Miller

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

Erin Wall, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The American Boychoir, Scott Tucker, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Markus Werba, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Joe Miller

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Markus Werba

Bass-Baritone

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer